RAPS Group Reports The RAPS Book Group. On June 20 we met at the home of Steve and Eileen Brennan and discussed Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. Full of new ideas and new knowledge, it was a rewarding book. And when the next day’s newspaper carried the news of the troubles of the executive at Uber, one could see a pattern similar to the entrepreneurs we had just been reading about. The book group will meet through the summer. In July we are reading The BadAss Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer. It is a true story of the saving of ancient manuscripts from Al Qaeda militants. We will be meeting on July 18 at the home of Joan Shireman, 13584 SE Snowfire Drive, Happy Valley: joanshireman@gmail.com or 503-698-9951. In August we are reading Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, described (by Amazon) as “funny and moving, sweet and inspiring, celebrating the importance of community and connection.” We are meeting to discuss it on August 15 at the home of Marge Terdal, Terwilliger Plaza, 2545 Terwilliger Blvd, Apartment 812, dbmt@pdx.edu or 503-808-7438. In September we will read Mink River by Brian Doyle. It is a novel about the lives of the inhabitants of a small, fictional town on the Oregon coast, and has been well reviewed. We will meet in September at the home of Nancy Chapman, 4214 Hazelfern Place: chapmannj@comcast.net or 503-234-0162. It sounds like a good summer, doesn’t it? The book group meets the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30. If you plan to come, please contact the person hosting that month and let him or her know that you will be there. New members are always welcome.- -Joan Shireman The RAPS Bridge Group. The RAPS bridge group meets in the afternoon on the first Tuesday of each month. We begin play at 12:15pm. We try to finish up by 4pm. We meet in Smith Center, usually on the second floor, but sometimes on the third floor. Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming months, bridge dates, and rooms: Tuesday, August 1, 2017; in SMSU 294 Tuesday, September 5, 2017; in SMSU 294 Tuesday, October 3, 2017; in SMSU 327 Tuesday, November 7, 2017; in SMSU 294 Tuesday, December 5, 2017; in SMSU 294 I will send out the reminder email notice about one week prior to each date we play. The RAPS Bridge Group members are very friendly and are always looking for new players. If you wish to join us, please contact Steve Brennan, 503-646-6297. My email address is the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. --Steve Brennan The RAPS Hiking Group. Ten hikers walked the Fanno Creek Trail through Tigard in May. The section we hiked for a round trip of about 5 miles took us through downtown Tigard and several parks along Fanno Creek. We ate lunch at Max’s Fanno Creek Brew Pub in downtown Tigard before hiking back to our starting trailhead. In June, six hikers walked a section of the Wilson River Trail for a round trip of 7.2 miles. This section was out of sight of the river for over 50% of the time and had an elevation gain over a ridge. There were many wildflowers in bloom. Tom Dieterich identified them and Cilla recorded them. They included: Columbia lily, Fireweed, Foxglove, Birds-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatis), Rough hedge nettle (Stachys rigida), Delphinium, Penstemon, Bleeding hearts, Monkey flower (Mimulus), Angelica lucida, Ox-eye daisies, and Hawkweed. Birds were heard but not identified. The May and June hikes were coordinated by Cilla Murray. In July, we will hike the historic Hug Point near Cannon Beach. This is a hike for regular hikers as it is hosted at a beach home of one of the hikers. In August, we will re-hike the Bull of the Woods Trail in the old Cascades. Last year’s hikers in August described it as “Huckleberry Heaven.” Bring a plastic bag. If we are lucky, we will stop to pick some. More information can be found on the hikers RAPS webpage at: https://www.pdx.edu/raps/RAPS-Hikers. --Larry Sawyer 3
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